Topic 2: Basic Geography Quiz

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The largest continent in the world is ____.

Asia

The smallest continent in the world is ____.

Australia

North, East, South, and west are known as ____.

Cardinal Direction

The great circle formed by the prime meridian and the international dateline cuts Earth in half. The part east of the prime meridian is the ____.

Eastern Hemisphere

The starting point for measuring latitude is the ___.

Equator

The "in-between" points on the compass rose, such as northeast and southwest, are known as ____.

Intermediate Direction

Parallels of ____ circle Earth from west to east.

Latitude

Meridians of ____ meet at the poles.

Longitude

The most northern point on Earth is the ___.

North Pole

The starting place for measuring longitude is at 0 degrees and is called the ____.

Prime Meridian

When you face north, east is to your ___ .

Right

The line of latitude situated at 23 1/2 degrees N latitude is called the ____.

Tropic of Cancer

The ___ are all the land and water on Earth situated between 23 1/2 degrees N latitude and 23 1/2 degrees S latitude.

Tropics

Most of Earth's surface is covered with ___ .

Water


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